> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.quantdesk.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# QuantDesk documentation home and navigation

> Entry point for QuantDesk docs covering product overview, trading guides, developer integration, security, and FAQ pathways for traders and builders.

# QuantDesk docs

Documentation for **product**, **guides**, and **developers** — clear product story first, then deep guides, then API truth in Swagger.

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  <Frame caption="Pro — multi-panel execution depth">
    <img src="https://mintcdn.com/quantdesk/kbJ6YZk7a6_xKrcd/images/placeholders/terminal-pro.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=kbJ6YZk7a6_xKrcd&q=85&s=7aac7f0531b895d5abd559bd6f77876d" alt="QuantDesk Pro terminal interface" width="960" height="540" data-path="images/placeholders/terminal-pro.svg" />
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<Info>
  New here? Pick a lane below. Every page labels what is **shipped**, **prototype**, or **roadmap** — we would rather lose a user on clarity than win one on hype.
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## Choose your path

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  <Card title="Evaluate the product" icon="compass" href="/docs/overview/what-is-quantdesk">
    What we're building and the gap in crypto finance we care about.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Start trading" icon="chart-line" href="/docs/getting-started/start-trading-in-5-minutes">
    Get to a safe first workflow in about five minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build & integrate" icon="code" href="/docs/developers/quickstart">
    Copy-paste developer quickstart with OpenAPI as the single schema truth.
  </Card>
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## Product and vision

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  <Card title="SDK architecture tour" icon="folder-tree" href="/docs/overview/sdk-architecture-tour">
    Public repo layout: `idl/`, `typescript/`, `examples/`, `scripts/`.
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  <Card title="Features and tools" icon="table-cells" href="/docs/overview/features-and-tools">
    Capability map with honest status labels.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visual product tour" icon="image" href="/docs/overview/visual-product-tour">
    Walk the terminal surface (real captures landing soon).
  </Card>

  <Card title="Uniques and roadmap" icon="map" href="/docs/overview/uniques-and-roadmap">
    Shipped vs prototype vs roadmap, explicitly.
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## Guides

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  <Card title="Trading terminal" icon="chart-line" href="/docs/trading/overview">
    Lite/Pro, order entry, order book, keyboard speed.
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  <Card title="Data plane" icon="database" href="/docs/data/overview">
    Market stats, candles, news, and social feed APIs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Social surfaces" icon="users" href="/docs/social/overview">
    Product direction, labeled honestly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security and trust" icon="shield-check" href="/docs/security/overview">
    Custody posture, protocol fairness, and fees.
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## Developers

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  <Card title="Developer quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/docs/developers/quickstart">
    `curl`, Swagger, and your first API call.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Contributing" icon="hand-heart" href="/docs/developers/submit-strategy-example">
    Submit strategy examples to the public SDK repo.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/docs/developers/authentication">
    Bearer tokens and session handling.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API overview" icon="plug" href="/docs/developers/api-overview">
    Endpoint map with OpenAPI as the source of truth.
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## Quick lanes

| Lane                             | Start                                                                                                               |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **I'm evaluating the product**   | [What is QuantDesk?](/docs/overview/what-is-quantdesk) → [Features and tools](/docs/overview/features-and-tools)    |
| **I want to trade**              | [Start in 5 minutes](/docs/getting-started/start-trading-in-5-minutes) → [Trading overview](/docs/trading/overview) |
| **I'm integrating / automating** | [SDK architecture tour](/docs/overview/sdk-architecture-tour) → [Developer quickstart](/docs/developers/quickstart) |
| **I'm contributing code**        | [Contributing](/docs/developers/submit-strategy-example)                                                            |

## What this site optimizes for

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  <Card title="Product clarity" icon="eye">
    Vision and gaps in crypto finance, not only API endpoints.
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  <Card title="Feature honesty" icon="badge-check">
    Shipped / prototype / roadmap labels where it matters.
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  <Card title="Guide depth" icon="book-open">
    Trading and ops flows readers can actually follow.
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  <Card title="Developer ergonomics" icon="terminal">
    Copy-paste checks; OpenAPI as single schema truth.
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## Resources

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  <Card title="Launch the app" icon="rocket" href="https://quantdesk.app">
    Open the QuantDesk trading terminal.
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  <Card title="Public SDK" icon="github" href="https://github.com/quant-desk-app/quantdesk-sdk">
    `@quantdesk/sdk`, examples, and IDL in the public repo.
  </Card>

  <Card title="FAQ & support" icon="circle-question" href="/docs/faq">
    Wallet, devnet, orders, risk, and fees — answered honestly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Changelog" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/docs/changelog/2026-07-13">
    Weekly release notes and shipped improvements.
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